Political Stability - Governance estimate in Tonga
Tonga: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Political Stability - Governance estimate in Tonga, 2003–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
In 2024, political stability - governance estimate in Tonga stood at 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Tonga peaked at 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2008.
Tonga ranks 11th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 8 Uruguay 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 10 Barbados 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 12 American Samoa 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 13 Greenland 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 14 Monaco 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 14 Palau 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Consumer price index 174.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance estimate in Tonga?
- Political stability - governance estimate in Tonga was 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for political stability - governance estimate?
- Tonga ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.